Demetrius Andrade, also known as “Boo Boo”, is an American professional boxer who has competed in light middleweight and middleweight divisions. Over the years he has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, which include the WBO middleweight title. He has previously held the WBA (regular) and WBO light middleweight titles. Andrade has been ranked as the world’s fourth... read full bio
Devon Alexander, also known as “The Great”, is an American professional boxer who has been a former world champion in two weight classes when he held the unified WBC and IBF light welterweight titles and the IBF welterweight title. Alexander was born in St. Louis, Missouri and he began his career in boxing when he joined a boxing gym founded... read full bio
Dicky Eklund is an American former professional boxer who is also known as “The Pride of Lowell”. He has previously held the USA New England welterweight title and is the half-brother of Micky Ward. The film “The Fighter” is based on their rise and fall in boxing. Eklund began his amateur career with 200 bouts, winning 194. After turning professional,... read full bio
Elio Rojas, also known as “The Kid” is a Dominican Republican professional boxer from Villa Riva, Duarte who has competed in the featherweight division. During his amateur career, Rojas has been named a World Class Boxer when he won four Gold Medals in international tournaments. He has also won a gold medal in the Battle of Carabobo and Cheo Aponte... read full bio
Eric Kelly is a former American four-time national boxing champion, a former member of the U.S. National Olympics team, a celebrity trainer, sports correspondent, and a brand ambassador from Titusville, Florida. Kelly has previously studied at the United States Olympic Education Center in Marquette, Michigan. He began training for boxing at the New Bed-Stuy Boxing Center, which is where he... read full bio
Erik Morales, also known as “El Terrible”, is a Mexican former professional boxer who has competed in super bantamweight, featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight, light welterweight and welterweight divisions. He has been the first Mexican-born boxer in history to win world titles in four different weight classes. He has previously held the WBC super bantamweight title, the WBC featherweight twice, the... read full bio
Evander Holyfield grew up in poverty in Atmore, Alabama. There was always food on the table and while his older siblings worked to help support the family, Evander spent every waking non-school hour playing football, racking up both offensive and defensive MVP trophies despite his small size. Evander had discovered boxing at the age of eight, and didn’t lose a... read full bio
Felix Trinidad, also known as “Tito”, is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who has competed in welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight divisions. Trinidad has held multiple world championships in three weight classes and has been known as one of the best boxers in Puerto Rican history. He has previously won the WBC and the lineal welterweight titles, the WBA... read full bio
Fernando Vargas, also known as “El Feroz”, “The Aztec Warrior” or “Ferocious”, is a Mexican-American former professional boxer who was a two-time light middleweight world champion that competed in light middleweight and super middleweight divisions. He previously held the IBF title and the WBA title and after earning the IBF title win, he was the youngest boxer in history to... read full bio
Floyd Joy Mayweather, Jr. (born Floyd Sinclair on February 24, 1977), is an American professional boxer. Mayweather has won nine world boxing championships in five different boxing weight classes; he is the former WBC welterweight champion, a title he vacated upon his retirement. He was named Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year in 1998 and 2007. Mayweather is undefeated with... read full bio
Frank Bruno, also known as “True Brit”, is a British former professional boxer who has competed in the heavyweight division. During his career, he had won the WBC heavyweight title from Oliver McCall at Wembley Stadium. Other notable fights over the years included his two fights with Mike Tyson, both of which he lost, and a fight with Lennox Lewis,... read full bio
Hasim Rahman, also known as “The Rock”, is an American retired professional boxer who competed in heavyweight division. Rahman gained fame after having a knockout victory against Lennox Lewis, which earned him the unified heavyweight championship. Rahman went on to be a two-time world heavyweight champion, holding the unified WBC, IBF, IBO and lineal titles and then the WBC title... read full bio
Hector Camacho Jr., also known as “Machito”, is a Puerto Rican professional boxer from San Juan, Puerto Rico, who is known for fighting in the southpaw stance. Camacho Jr. is the son of Hector Camacho, who was also a professional boxer. He always looked up to his father and pursued boxing as a career as well because of him. During... read full bio
Holly Holm is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Holm has previously been a UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion as well as a former boxer and kickboxer. During her time as a boxer, Holm was a multiple-time world champion and she defended her title 18 times in three weight classes. She was featured twice in... read full bio
Jackie Kallen, known as “The First Lady of Boxing,” is the most accomplished female in the boxing industry. A former journalist, who has interviewed everyone from Elvis to Sinatra, from the Beatles to Michael Jackson. Making her mark in the late ‘70s as a sport writer focusing on boxing, Jackie eventually went on to manage fighters and guided the careers... read full bio
James Walter “Buddy” McGirt is an American former professional boxer and boxing trainer from Brentwood, New York. McGirt was a world champion in two weight classes, he held the IBF junior welterweight title as well as the WBC and lineal welterweight titles and competed in light welterweight, welterweight and light middleweight divisions. As a boxing trainer, McGirt has worked with... read full bio
James “Bonecrusher” Smith is an American former professional boxer from Magnolia, North Carolina who previously held the WBA heavyweight title. Smith has previously served in the U.S. military and worked as a prison guard before beginning his career as a boxer. During his amateur career, Smith held a record of 35-4 before turning professional. During his professional career, Smith competed... read full bio
James Toney, also known as “Lights Out” or “The Dark Emperor”, is an American former professional boxer who has held multiple world championships in three weight classes, which include the IBF and lineal middleweight titles, the IBF super middleweight title, and the IBF cruiserweight title. Toney has competed in the middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions over... read full bio
Jermain Taylor, also known as “Bad Intentions”, is an American former professional boxer who has competed in middleweight and super middleweight divisions. He is the most recent undisputed middleweight champion after winning the WBA (undisputed), WBC, IBF WBO, Ring magazine, and lineal titles after defeating Bernard Hopkins. His accomplishment made Taylor the first, and only boxer to date, to claim... read full bio
Jesse James Leija, also known as “The Texas Tornado”, is an American former professional boxer who has competed in featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight, and light welterweight divisions. He has previously held the WBC super featherweight title and has challenged twice each for the world titles at lightweight and light welterweight. Leija was born in San Antonio, Texas, and during his... read full bio
